The Family of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was known as the grandmother of Europe. She and her husband, Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha had nine children, who presented her with forty grandchildren. Eight
of whom sat on the thrones of Europe, those of Great Britain, Prussia, Greece,
Romania, Russia, Norway, Sweden and Spain. The Queen herself was a carrier
of haemophilia, her son Prince Leopold was born with the disease and through
three of Victoria's daughters it was to pass into many of the Royal houses
of Europe and became known as the Royal disease.